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United States Patent | 5,193,722 |
Groya ,   et al. | * March 16, 1993 |
A side dispensing container closure cap is provided with a hinged lid extending to a side periphery of the cap and which is pivotable from a closed position to an opened position and which has depending side walls along the length of the pivotable portion forming a chute passage to the periphery of the cap, the chute passage has dividing walls between the side walls to define a plurality of chute-like passages. Stops are provided to allow partial opening of the pivoted portion and a reinforcing web interconnects the lower portion of the side walls and dividing walls.
Inventors: | Groya; Robert J. (Norridge, IL); Hofmann; Richard W. (Chicago, IL) |
Assignee: | Magenta Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
[*] Notice: | The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to January 15, 2008 has been disclaimed. |
Appl. No.: | 737214 |
Filed: | July 29, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 222/531; 220/832; 222/486; 222/536; 222/556 |
Intern'l Class: | B67D 005/06 |
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